Math 100B (Abstract Algebra II) - Winter 2022

Professor: CRISTIAN D. POPESCU - Lectures: TTh 9:30-10:50am, remote.
Office Hours: TTh 11:00-12:00, remote.
Office: AP&M 6256; Phone: 858-534-6297; E-mail: cpopescu@math.ucsd.edu

Teaching Assistants: WEI YIN - Discussion Sections: W 5:00-5:50pm, AP&M 2402.
Office Hours: TBA.
E-mail: wey101@ucsd.edu
NATHANIEL LIBMAN - Dicussion Sections: W 4-4:50pm, 5-5:50pm, remote.
Office hrs: TBA
E-mail: nlibman@ucsd.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION

WHAT IS MATH 100B?This is the second course in algebraic number theory for undergraduate students. The main focus is the theory of rings, fields, vector spaces and modules. We will cover material from Chapters 11, 12, 15, 3, 4, 14 of the textbook.

TEXT Michael Artin, ALGEBRA, Second Edition, Prentice Hall 2011

EXAMS

Midterm 1 - Tuesday, January 25, 9:30am. Topics: TBA.
Midterm 2 - Tuesday, February 22, 9:30am. Topics: TBA
Final Exam - Tuesday, March 15, 8am-11am. Topics: TBA.
No notes, textbooks, calculators are allowed during exams. No make-up exams will be given and no late homework will be accepted. Cheating on an exam results in 0 points for that exam, as well as further disciplinary action. Please read very carefully the following ACADEMIC INTEGRITY GUIDELINES.

GRADING POLICY

Midterms: 20% each; Comprehensive Final Exam: 40%; Homework (collected weekly): 20%. The grading will be done on a curve, the median corresponding to a B-/C+.

CLASSROOM CONDUCT EXPECTATIONS

Lecture attendance is mandatory. Office hour attendance is strongly encouraged.

Conversations: Please avoid having private conversations with your classmates during lecture and office hours.

E-mail etiquette: I will not discuss mathematics (e.g. solutions or hints of solutions to HW problems) via email. Office hours and lectures are the best venue for that purpose. However, if you have any type of administrative questions regarding this class, please do not hesitate to send me short and to the point email messages.

IMPORTANT: The weekly HW assignments, lecture topics and exam topics will be announced in CANVAS in a timely manner.

GETTING HELP

Help with mathematical problems:

Section: Ask questions in section --- this is one of the main reasons why sections exist.
Office Hours: You are strongly advised to take full advantage of your professor's and ta's office hours.
Classmates: Sometimes a classmate can help. Sometimes you can learn by working out problems together with your classmates.

Help with personal problems which affect your class work:

Talk to the professor or, if appropriate, your college provost.